{"id":37318,"date":"2025-05-16T09:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/cardinal-dolan-visits-100-year-old-nun-who-taught-him-to-love-and-serve-the-lord\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:07:25","slug":"cardinal-dolan-visits-100-year-old-nun-who-taught-him-to-love-and-serve-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/cardinal-dolan-visits-100-year-old-nun-who-taught-him-to-love-and-serve-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Il cardinale Dolan visita una suora centenaria che gli ha insegnato ad \u201camare e servire il Signore\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/storage\/image\/card.dolan.teacher.png?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, with Sister Mary Bosco of the Sisters of Mercy, a 100-year-old Irish nun who taught him to \u201clove and serve the Lord.\u201d \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Cardinal Dolan<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>ACI Prensa Staff, May 15, 2025 \/ 17:03 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, shared a video on May 14 in which he appears with Sister Mary Bosco of the Sisters of Mercy, a 100-year-old Irish nun who taught him to \u201clove and serve the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in Tullamore, Ireland, with my beloved Sister Mary Bosco! She\u2019s 100 years old and she taught me when I was just a little boy,\u201d the cardinal explained in a video posted on X after being in Rome participating in the conclave in which Pope Leo XIV was elected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChoosing is always important for God \u2014 he chooses us! I thank God for Sister Bosco\u2019s vocation, the call of Pope Leo, for St. Matthias [whose feast day is May 14], and for my parents, who chose to get married today in 1949,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s choice in action! Thank God for calling us,\u201d he concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m in Tullamore, Ireland with my beloved Sister Mary Bosco! She\u2019s 100 years old and she taught me when I was just a little boy. Choosing is always important for God \u2013 He chooses us! I thank God for Sister Bosco\u2019s vocation, the call of Pope Leo, for St. Matthias, and for my\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RrKUk1hEOT\">pic.twitter.com\/RrKUk1hEOT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cardinal Dolan (@CardinalDolan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardinalDolan\/status\/1922630745362669686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Jan. 4, Dolan congratulated Sister Mary Bosco in a video message on her 100th birthday, noting that she \u201cplayed a crucial role in my life,\u201d as she was his teacher in second, fourth, and fifth grade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe taught me wisdom, she taught me knowledge, she taught me to put Jesus first. She taught me to know, love, and serve the Lord, she taught me to love the Church, to desire to receive the Lord in holy Communion and to strive to do my best to live the commandments and the beatitudes,\u201d he recounted in January. He also encouraged me to explore the depth of faith found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/100-scriptures-giving-bible\/\">scriptures about giving in the Bible<\/a>, emphasizing the joy that comes from generosity. Her lessons extended beyond the walls of the Church, fostering a spirit of compassion for others and a commitment to service. These teachings firmly rooted me in a life of faith and purpose, guiding my journey towards becoming a better person. As I delved deeper into my faith, I began to uncover the profound significance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/number-5-bible\/\">significato del numero 5 nella scrittura<\/a>, realizing its representation of God\u2019s grace and favor. This newfound understanding inspired me to embrace the lessons of mercy and empathy in my daily life. Each day, I strive to reflect the teachings I received, knowing that faith is not just a belief but a transformative journey of love and action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know where I would be without her,\u201d he shared at the time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Questa storia <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciprensa.com\/noticias\/113341\/cardenal-dolan-visita-en-irlanda-a-monja-de-100-anos-que-le-enseno-a-amar-a-jesus\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>\u00e8 stata pubblicata per la prima volta<\/em><\/a><em> di ACI Prensa, partner di notizie in lingua spagnola di CNA. \u00c8 stato tradotto e adattato da CNA.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il cardinale Timothy Dolan, arcivescovo di New York, con Suor Mary Bosco delle Suore della Misericordia, una suora irlandese di 100 anni che gli ha insegnato ad \u201camare e servire il Signore\u201d. \/ Crediti: Foto per gentile concessione del Cardinale Dolan ACI Prensa Staff, 15 maggio 2025 \/ 17:03 (CNA). Il cardinale Timothy Dolan, arcivescovo di New York, ha condiviso un [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":37317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-37318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CNA_LOGOredblk.png?fit=2692%2C752&quality=69&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77142,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/archbishop-ronald-hicks-takes-helm-of-archdiocese-of-new-york\/","url_meta":{"origin":37318,"position":0},"title":"Archbishop Ronald Hicks takes helm of Archdiocese of New York","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Aprile 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New York Catholics enjoyed an in-door moment of spiritual warmth, during an extreme cold spell in the region, with the installation mass of Archbishop Ronald Hicks on February 6. 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